虫眼鏡

Japanese
Kanji in this term
虫 眼 鏡
むし
Grade: 1		 め
Grade: 5		 かね > がね
Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
蟲眼鏡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 虫 (mushi, “bug, insect”) +‎ 眼鏡 (megane, “eyeglass[es]”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むしめ​がね [mùshíméꜜgànè] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕime̞ɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

虫(むし)眼(め)鏡(がね) • (mushi megane) 

  1. a magnifying glass
  2. a microscope
  3. (slang, sumo) the lowest rank in major-league sumo, so called because the 力士 (rikishi, “sumo wrestler”) names are displayed at the bottom of the 番付 (banzuke, “sumo rankings list or program”) in a small font, requiring the use of a magnifying glass to read easily

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References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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